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Happy Homes and the Hearts That Make Them or Thrifty People and Why They Thrive
by Smiles, Samuel; Gaskell, Chas A
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
U. S. Publishing House, 1883. Revised. Hardcover. Good. Revised with additional matter by Chas. A. Gaskell, good + red cloth hardcover (no dust jacket if issued) decorated in black & gilt with blindstamping to rear cover shows rubbing with soil and spot staining to covers, bumping with rub through to corners, some fray and tear at spine head, light tearing at front hinge, rubbing and scratching to gilt page edges, mild soil at rear endpapers and some other mild trace wear including name at tissued presentation page. 650 pages with index and black & whites. Still a soild and pleasing copy of this work that includes chapters The Art of Living, Healthy Homes, Influence of Character, Work, Helping One's Self, Leaders of Industry, Habits of Thrift, Courage, duty and much, much more.
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- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30907
- Title
- Happy Homes and the Hearts That Make Them or Thrifty People and Why They Thrive
- Author
- Smiles, Samuel; Gaskell, Chas A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised
- Publisher
- U. S. Publishing House
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Rare Books ; Used Books ;
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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